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President Donald trump said on monday Ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas A permanent period of peace will begin in middle east He joined leaders from about 30 countries in the region For a signing ceremony in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
the president said dealThe effect of which was seen over the weekend The remaining 20 hostages held by Hamas returned to Israeli soil. After more than two years of captivity, it represented a “new and beautiful day” that was “rising” in the region, which would be followed by a reconstruction process funded by several Arab states.
Referencing his background as a real estate developer and hotelier and the abundant construction in several of the oil-rich Persian Gulf states, Trump said that Gaza The recovery of the strip after Israeli bombardment, in which most of the area’s habitable buildings have been reduced to rubble, is “probably going to be the easiest part.”
He said, “I think we’ve accomplished the hardest part as the rest of the things come together. We all know how to rebuild, and we know how to rebuild better than anyone in the world.”
The President’s remarks created an awkward situation, as several heads of state and government who had traveled to Egypt for the proceedings stood uncomfortably behind him, scrolling through the list of attendees and lavishing praise on some of the wealthy Arab kings present.
“This is probably the wealthiest and most powerful group of nations ever assembled at the same time, which is a great thing that we have achieved together in recent times, a transformation that is truly historic, and will be remembered forever.” He said.
As he ran down the list, like the master of ceremonies at an American wedding, he introduced random details about the various leaders present or the nations they represented.
Iraq, he said, has “a lot of oil… so much oil, they don’t know what to do with it.”
“This is a big problem,” he said.
He also commented on the appearance of Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, calling her “beautiful” and suggesting that praising a woman’s beauty in the United States could be the end of his political career.
He said, “She wanted to be here, and she’s incredible, and they really respect her. In Italy, she’s a very successful, very successful politician.”
When he reached Norway on the list, he commented on the failure of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the Nobel Peace Prize the previous week.
“Oh, Norway, Norway… what happened?” He said.
Reaching the end of his list, he praised the assembled leaders for coming to a last-minute gathering on relatively short notice, and told the audience: “All these people came on 20 minutes’ notice, and I think that’s fantastic.”
Returning to the topic at hand, Trump praised the peace agreement he and other leaders had signed that evening, calling it a “significant breakthrough” and a “new beginning for the entire beautiful Middle East,” while recalling that the process that led to Monday’s ceremony had begun only three weeks earlier at a meeting of Arab and Muslim leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
A few days later, he unveiled a 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – a notable absence from the ceremony’s roster, who had declined to attend despite being invited by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Trump said, “I met a number of people in this room, and it all started to come together… We listened and exchanged ideas, and we kept moving forward until the job was done.”
Returning to the topic of Gaza being rebuilt from the rubble by the Israeli Defense Force over the past two years, Trump said the focus of the Gaza population should be on “restoring the basics of a good life.”
Trump said, “We’re going to have a lot of money coming into Gaza, and a lot of reconstruction and construction. It’s not so much reconstruction, it’s really construction, cleanup, and construction.”
He said he was “pleased” to announce that “a number of countries of great wealth, power and prestige” – countries he declined to identify by name – have pledged to help rebuild Gaza by “injecting whatever funds are necessary”.
“It’s a lot of money, but it’s not much compared to the value or wealth of these giant countries, and they are ensuring stability and success in the Middle East,” he said.
“And as soon as those commitments are met, I’ll let the world know who’s doing it, because they deserve really great credit for doing this, and they’re going to do something that’s really monumental.”
Although it’s not clear what Trump and other leaders signed off on first, the original intent of the proposal Trump introduced with Netanyahu at the White House earlier this month largely tracks with a peace plan that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has pushed in recent months with the support of Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law and former senior adviser, Jared Kushner. Was presented in.
As of Monday evening, the first phase of the plan was largely complete, including the following steps:
- A ceasefire in preparation for the release of hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli forces to agreed lines.
- In exchange for the return of all surviving hostages and the remains of those killed, Israel released 250 life-sentenced prisoners and 1,700 Gazans who were detained after October 7, 2023, including all women and children detained in that context.
The agreement also states that Hamas militants who are “committed to peaceful coexistence and decommissioning their weapons” will receive amnesty and anyone who wishes to leave Gaza will be allowed to go to yet-unspecified “receiving countries.”
The plan also calls for resuming aid to Gaza with a minimum level of aid in line with the temporary ceasefire agreement reached by representatives of the outgoing Biden and incoming Trump administrations last January. Israel would also agree not to interfere with aid delivery by the Red Crescent and the United Nations, as well as “other international institutions not associated in any way with either party.”
The task of running Gaza would then fall to “a technical, apolitical Palestinian Committee of Temporary Transitional Governance, which is responsible for the day-to-day running of public services and municipalities for the people in Gaza” and composed of “qualified Palestinians and international experts”.
That committee would be overseen by a “peace board” chaired by Trump and would include Blair as well as “other members and heads of state to be announced.” According to the plan, the board “will set the framework for the redevelopment of Gaza and handle funding” until the Palestinian Authority meets the conditions set out in the plan laid out by Trump during his first term.
It is not yet known who will serve on the “peace board” besides Trump and Blair, but the President suggested that “everyone” he has spoken to has expressed interest in serving.
“So we’re probably going to make it bigger. We want to get leaders, top people, top leaders on the peace board,” he said.
Trump said the leaders agreed that Gaza would need a “new, honest civilian police force” to “create a safer environment” for the Gaza population, and said the United States would “partner to secure a better future” in Gaza.
He said, “We’re going to work, you’re going to work with the United States, and we’re going to make sure that the Middle East will be a safe place.”